Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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A man holds a television remote control unit for a Virgin Media set top box in this arranged photograph at the company's store on Oxford Street in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A man holds a television remote control unit for a Virgin Media set top box in this arranged photograph at the company's store on Oxford Street in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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A logo for Virgin Media is seen on display at the company's headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A logo for Virgin Media is seen on display at the company's headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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A logo for Virgin Media is seen on display at the company's headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A logo for Virgin Media is seen on display at the company's headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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An advert for Virgin Media's broadband service is seen displayed on the screen of a laptop computer at the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An advert for Virgin Media's broadband service is seen displayed on the screen of a laptop computer at the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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A female employee works on her laptop computer in the reception area of the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A female employee works on her laptop computer in the reception area of the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Virgin Media Sells Out For $16 Billion

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An advert for Virgin Media's broadband service is seen displayed on the screen of a laptop computer at the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images

An advert for Virgin Media's broadband service is seen displayed on the screen of a laptop computer at the Virgin Media headquarters on the Bartley Wood Business Park in Hook, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Billionaire John Malone's Liberty Global Inc. agreed to acquire Virgin Media, Britain's second-largest pay-TV provider, in a $16 billion cash-and-stock transaction announced in the U.S. yesterday. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images